Hello all,

I am a three-time survivor of SCC: 2005, 2006, 2011. Needless to say, I've been on this roller coaster, like many of you, for quite some time.

I've had a lesion on the floor of my mouth for almost five weeks now (if not longer) that has become a bit ulcerated. My dental oncologist at MDAnderson took a biopsy this past Tuesday morning. Diagnosis: mild hyperkeratotic dysplasia.

I am on an anti-biotic and anti-fungal for two weeks in the hope that this lesion will go away. What is your advice at this point? I'm in so much pain that I'm considering resigning from my high school teaching/coaching job. Do I just stay on pain meds and pray for the best?

Thanks for your help,
Angela

primary left lat SCC in tongue 7/05
age 27 at Dx, non-smoker, casual drinker, HPV negative
partial glossectomy and radical neck dissection 30 lymph nodes 8/05
SCC in lymph node with extracapsular invasion 1/06
partial glossectomy and neck resection, 30x rad, 3x cisplatin 2/06-4/06
recurrent SCC in tongue at primary site 6/11
partial glossectomy 7/11